Ahrefs vs Local Falcon

Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	AhrefsAhrefs	Local FalconLocal Falcon
In one line	Backlink and keyword data preferred by SEO specialists	See where you rank on Google Maps, block by block
Starting price	Free	From $24.99/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$24.99/mo
Plans	Free plan; Starter $29/mo; Lite $129/mo; Standard $249/mo; Advanced $449/mo; up to 17% off annual	Credit plans $24.99-$199.99/mo (7,500-63,000 credits) or $299.88-$2,399.88/yr; pay-as-you-go credits $0.05 each; API $199/mo plus usage
Pricing model	Free tier	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	1 on Lite	Unlimited
Integrations	Google Search Console, Analytics, WordPress	Google Business Profile
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: 8 am - 3pm eastern time (business hours)
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Ahrefs.	We found no public status page for Local Falcon.
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 585 reviews	5.0 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	2.2 / 5 from 322 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 72 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	40	75
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	82
Fit: Service business	55	80
Fit: Agency or studio	92	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	40	85
Fit: Online store	80	20
Why people pick it	Free tier for your own site Best backlink data	Clear map-ranking grids Pay-as-you-go option
Where it falls short	Paid plans priced for pros Credit limits on Lite	Credits run out on big grids Rankings only, no fixes
	Visit Ahrefs ↗	Visit Local Falcon ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices